David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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OT overload: Understanding the 4 phases of operational technology security evolution, with Dragos’ boss, Robert M. Lee

“... People don’t necessarily even understand all the different ways their operations are running these days,” Robert M. Lee says.

SECURITY • Mon, 19 Jan 2026

Teaching moment: What makes schools and universities such a juicy target for hackers?

Weak defences and the prospect of stealing high-value data are just two drivers of attacks against the education sector. Here’s what else you need to know.

SECURITY • Mon, 19 Jan 2026

Alert! Researchers spot 5 malicious Chrome extensions targeting popular enterprise HR and ERP platforms

Extensions for Workday, NetSuite, and SuccessFactors may appear to be time-savers, but they can lead to a complete account takeover if left unchecked!

SECURITY • Mon, 19 Jan 2026

Black Basta ransomware boss placed on EU and Interpol ‘most wanted’ lists

The mastermind of the gang behind the 2024 Zirco Data hack, as well as more than 500 others, has been pinged alongside two other hackers.

SECURITY • Sun, 18 Jan 2026

Victorian schools hack: Consequences, and what education providers need to know to stay secure

As students and their families recover from the shock of this week’s revelation of a major cyber incident involving about 1,700 schools, here’s what could happen next, ...

SECURITY • Fri, 16 Jan 2026

WhatsApp users warned! Watch out for new GhostPairing attack

A new attack vector tricks victims into actively sharing messages, photos, and more on a popular messaging platform.

SECURITY • Thu, 15 Jan 2026

If you build it – 5 data centre predictions that will shape 2026

Emissions, power shortages, and the challenge of building capacity at scale will all play a part in shaping data centre deployment over the next 21 months.

SECURITY • Thu, 15 Jan 2026

Judge dismisses investor lawsuit claiming CrowdStrike defrauded shareholders

CrowdStrike says it appreciates the “court’s thoughtful consideration” in dismissing claims that the company misled investors following the July 2024 global outage

SECURITY • Thu, 15 Jan 2026

Rapid7 partners with ARMO to add cloud runtime security to Command Platform

A new deal brings real-time cloud and application threat detection and response into Rapid7’s exposure management platform.

SECURITY • Wed, 14 Jan 2026